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Quite an eclectic selection we have put together this week - we hope you enjoy it as much as we do...
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There was a time when vinyl was ruling the world and DJ's would carry literally hundreds of records to a gig. This was also the time when 'promos' were only made available to DJ's (and those who were connected to the right people); of course there was kind of a 'black market' for fans and record collectors to buy them for good money. Looking back, one of the most memorable and rare promos we managed to get our hands on dates back to 1994 when Sony UK released a very limited promo 12" (said to have had 200 copies pressed only) of Master at Work remixes of Jamiroquai's "Emergency on planet earth" which instantly became highly sought after - certainly no surprise as we talk about Masters at Work on their best with these Nu-Yorican infused interpretations of an already great song... To this day, this is a hard to find gem and fans and collectors are willing to pay quite lots of money for a copy since some of the included mixes are not available elsewhere. |
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Legendary house music diva Michelle Weeks and KlevaKeys (Adam Agnilleri) team up to present "Hold of me", a marvelous soulful production featuring the inimitable sultry vocals by Michelle Weeks alongside grand keys over smooth yet spell binding rhythms in the 'Original Mix'. The 'Alternative Piano Mix' turns up the heat with a precious piano and a fiercely stompin' backing, while the 'Sunday Morning Mix' relaxes the vibe with a broken beat inspired backdrop leading the way for the vocals and heavenly keys. Each of these versions is brilliant and guaranteed to send shivers down your spine - believe us, it is next to impossible to pick a favorite... In other words, "Hold of me" is soulful house at its best, its a timeless gem by no means to be missed. |
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Only a few weeks after ZuluMafia Digital presented their inaugural release "Give me a chance", the label returns with another timeless jewel guaranteed to make you yearn for more. Once again, ZuluMafia (Simphiwe Nhlapho) is pulling out all the stops on the utterly deep'n'soulful "Falling in your arms", a marvelous production featuring sultry vocals by up and rising songstress Zethu and glorious keys over smooth yet thrilling percussive rhythms in the 'Original Mix'. The 'Zulu Down To Earth Mix' gives the song a warmer organic feel, while the 'Zulu Quiet Days Mix' relaxes the vibe to give the song a wonderful laidback sun drenched touch. |
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In the middle of the heat of the summer, we continue to bring you only the best in soulful house music... enjoy !!
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In our humble opinion, simply one of the best, if not THE best ever, Roger Sanchez production, released on the legendary Strictly Rhythm label. "Luv dancin" is an unforgettable deep sexy classic that is truly hypnotizing and spell binding yet melodious and soulful, originally put out as an instrumental track in 1990, featuring a vocal sample (which informs the title of the track) taken from the all-time classic "Is it all over my face" by Loose Joints. Then (to be precise in 1991) came the remix featuring a soothing female vocal by Jasmine which took the track to a whole new level. One of the true timeless house music classic of all time... |
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King Street's acclaimed "Soulful House Journey" series goes into the fourth round (the first three volumes were courtesy of Frankie Feliciano, Sean McCabe and Groove Assassin), with none other than Def Mix legendary DJ and producer Hector Romero adding his magic touch to grace us with an ingenious masterly sequenced and blended continuous mix featuring an eclectic selection of soulful yet infectious tunes (both vocal and instrumental) including gems such as the massive Yass mix of "Callin' you lord" by Johnny Dangerous featuring Kenny Bobien or the slammin' Alix Alvarez remix of "One desire" by Barbara Tucker & Tuccillo; and of course he pays homage to his Def Mix fellows with the inclusion of a few Brooklyn Friends (David Morales) productions and the Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper remix of "Return to love" by DJ Vivona & Joi Cardwell. As usual the package also includes the tracks in unmixed format, and you even get a couple of bonus tracks. |
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Ever since the label was launched in June of last year, Peng Africa has been blessing us with nothing but the best in African house music. The saga continues, and today we are celebrating their latest offering courtesy of Lele X, a young up and rising producer from Polokwane, South Africa. "Keep dreaming" is a soulful masterpiece featuring sultry vocals by Guests of Nature (Eugene Macdonald) and heavenly jazzy keys over smooth yet infectious rhythms - a truly a precious gem guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more. Chymamusique, D-Malice, Kojo Akusa, Posh and Soul Secured contribute the remixes, all adding their distinctive soulful touch to the track, making it next to impossible to choose a favorite version. A musical treat by no means to be missed. |
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Less is more... not to many reviews this weeks as we kept the quality high... enjoy !!
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The duo of Charles Cooper and Darian Crouse follow-up their highly acclaimed debut release "Heaven" with the fabulous "Magic" which, to make it sweet and short, is another masterpiece from these up and rising house music artists by no means to be missed. Written by Charles Cooper and produced by Darian Crouse, "Magic" is spreading an uplifting feel good vibe guaranteed to make you yearn for more through contaminous yet soulful rhythms, celestial keys and the distinctive vocals of Charles Cooper who impresses with a heartfelt rendition of the lyrics. The package comes complete with an eclectic selection of mixes giving you plenty of choices to work the floor - believe us, it is next to impossible to choose a favorite version as they are all brilliant... there is even a throwback mix taking you back in time to early New Jersey garage music which is highly recommended... |
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It has been a while since Joseph Junior and MAQman blessed us with their precious soulful dance music made for eternity (who could forget their unrivaled "I don't see love" released last October), thankfully they are back now with another musical gem. The Disco/Funk infused "No better love" oozes with a masterly orchestration including grand horns, exquisite keys and a fierce funked-up backdrop, not to forget to mention the unmistakable seductive vocals by Joseph Junior. But it doesn't end here as in addition to the marvelous original version there are amazing remixes by Ralf GUM who turns the heat up on his truly soulful yet absolutely spell binding interpretation laced with lush synths, and then for the first time Ralf GUM and MAQman join forces to grace us with a deep afrotastic rendition fueled with heavenly keys. Another definite moment in the history of soulful house music... |
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This timeless JoVonn production is a favorite at Spirit of House ever since Deeptrax Digital sent us an exclusive promo back in April of this year, now this infectious slice of soulful underground house reminiscent of the early 90's with its deeper than deep truly remorseless rhythms, thrilling keys as only JoVonn can do and Chavell Singleton's inimitable sultry vocals is about to become an all-time classic in the years to come thanks to the newly added remixes. Sophisticado mastermind Vick Lavender is pulling out all the stops on his masterly orchestrated soul/jazz/funk infused interpretations oozing with his beloved vintage sound. In other words, this gem is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you yearn for more. By no means to be missed. |